Kara Estelle-Powers
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Digital Director for
@science.org
. UMD 🐢 alum and Orioles ⚾️ superfan. All views here are my own.
If you haven’t yet listened to this limited series from
@boron110.bsky.social
and
@science.org
, you’re missing out!
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Happy to have more and more baseball talk here
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Episode 2 of this great limited series is out now! Go listen 🎧
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21 days ago
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Go team!
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Shoutout to
@boron110.bsky.social
and team for all the work and care that’s gone into this new limited series. It’s a must-listen—go check it out!
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I unironically really love One Shining Moment
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Meredith Wadman
about 1 month ago
Thrilled & honored to be a finalist for
@nihcm.bsky.social
's 2026 trade journalism awards. My
@science.org
endometriosis feature stars heroic U of Cincinnati researcher Katie Burns, who has the disease.The outstanding Science reporter
@cohenjon.bsky.social
is also a finalist.
bit.ly/NIHCM2026TJA...
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Trade Journalism Award Finalists
Recognizing excellence in writing for a specialized audience
https://bit.ly/NIHCM2026TJAFinalists
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Science Magazine
about 1 month ago
Congratulations to
@meredithwadman.bsky.social
and
@cohenjon.bsky.social
, who were named finalists for the 2026
@nihcm.bsky.social
’s Trade Journalism Award. 🏆 Check out the nominated stories here:
bit.ly/NIHCM2026TJA...
#NIHCMAwardsJournalism
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Rachel Bachman, WSJ sports reporter
about 1 month ago
After Claudia Goldin became the first woman to win a solo Nobel in economics, she got hundreds of invitations. She accepted three. One was advising WNBA players on a labor deal. She helped players land the biggest % raise in US sports history.
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WNBA Players Had an Ace Up Their Sleeve in Pay Negotiations: A Nobel Laureate
Harvard economist Claudia Goldin helped WNBA players win a nearly 400% raise. Starting this season, players’ average salary will top $580,000.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/wnba-players-had-an-ace-up-their-sleeve-in-pay-negotiations-a-nobel-laureate-c5040a28?st=ZVX9Ap&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
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Pete Volk
about 1 month ago
another banner day for "if you didn't know sports were real, ESPN headlines would be crazy"
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kelsey lewin
about 1 month ago
Every year I share this theres still someone who hasn’t heard the Creed guy sing this song about all the things that can happen in a baseball game
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Scott Stapp performs 'Marlins Will Soar' | 04/22/2010
Grammy Award-winning singer Scott Stapp performs 'Marlins Will Soar', the 2010 theme song for the Florida Marlins
https://www.mlb.com/video/stapp-sings-marlins-will-soar-c7588469
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Emma Baccellieri
about 2 months ago
“I walked into the locker room, I looked at the score, it’s like, Oh, geez, 20 more minutes of this. They really could score 200. The conversation at halftime was: Do you guys still want to do this?" Called up some 16-seed coaches for what you tell your team when your opponent is... 1-seed UConn.
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Congratulations, You’ve Made the NCAA Tournament. Now You’re Facing No. 1 UConn
Six of the 11 most lopsided wins in Division I tournament history belong to Geno Auriemma and UConn. How do you coach a team up for that experience?
https://www.si.com/college-basketball/you-made-ncaa-tournament-now-youre-facing-no-1-uconn
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Mia Sato
about 2 months ago
this is completely insane: since when is it acceptable for a tech company to rewrite news outlets' headlines without their consent? especially at a time when audiences are sensitive to how stories are framed in headlines? (ie Israel/Palestine, the Trump admin, ICE)
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Google Search is now using AI to replace headlines
Let us know if you see more.
https://www.theverge.com/tech/896490/google-replace-news-headlines-in-search-canary-coal-mine-experiment
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This is always such a fun contest! Congratulations to Sofia and the other category winners 💃🕺
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Altmetric
2 months ago
Since we have 2 months of 2026 data now, we can see if the trend we saw last year holds up: does research from the current year get shared more on Bluesky or X-Twitter? As you can see here, we still see days regularly where Bluesky's volume of research sharing is markedly higher than Twitter. 1/9
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Christie Wilcox
2 months ago
We at
#ScienceAdviser
aim to please 😁
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Michael Greshko
2 months ago
Now more than ever, independent journalism is vital. Please consider supporting the work of
@science.org
's journalists: 1. Sign up for
@nerdychristie.bsky.social
's *excellent* ScienceAdviser newsletter:
www.science.org/content/page...
2. Subscribe for $25/year.
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David Grimm
3 months ago
More than half of dogs trained to help people with blindness, PTSD, autism, and other conditions fail to graduate. New scientific approaches could help, getting more--and better--working dogs into the hands of people who need them most. My new feature for
@science.org
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Can science build a better working dog?
New approaches could put talented canines into the hands of more people with disabilities
https://www.science.org/content/article/can-science-build-better-working-dog
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Sar Crespi
3 months ago
Engineering safer football helmets, this week on the
@science.org
podcast -- w/ Adrian Cho Listen here:
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Online News Association
3 months ago
ONA is deeply troubled by recent mass layoffs at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Washington Post and other organizations. Read the full statement, apply for free conference passes, memberships and more:
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Science Magazine
3 months ago
The evolution of the football helmet, a critical safety device, has accelerated in recent years, driven by concerns over the long-term effects of concussions, new concepts and materials, and data-driven test protocols. Learn more this week in Science:
https://scim.ag/4rAjjjN
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Rodger Sherman
3 months ago
Me after NBC hires me as commentator of the snowboard big air competition
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Just in time for the Super Bowl 🏈 Inside the data-driven quest to make football helmets safer
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Inside the quest to make a safer football helmet
New energy-absorbing designs and materials have revolutionized the iconic safety device
https://www.science.org/content/article/inside-quest-make-safer-football-helmet
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Julia Métraux
3 months ago
The Trump administration formally withdrew federal guidance that required pharmacies to dispense methotrexate. Chronically ill people may face more challenges in getting this drug for their health. My latest for
@motherjones.com
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HHS will allow pharmacies to boycott lifesaving drugs used in medication abortion
Misoprostol and methotrexate do more than end pregnancies—but anti-abortion pharmacists can now refuse to offer them and still get federal funds.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/01/trump-pharmacy-discrimination-mifepristone-misoprostol-methotrexate/
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Jeffrey Mervis
3 months ago
One year into Trump's second term, we parse the lasting impact of his policies and executive orders. Here's the first of a four-story package appearing this week.
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Which of Trump’s upheavals to U.S. science are likely to stick?
A future president could reverse many changes, but greater White House control of science agencies may be here to stay
https://www.science.org/content/article/which-trump-s-upheavals-u-s-science-are-likely-stick
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Every day can be Cheese Lovers Day if you put your mind to it 🧀
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Michael Greshko
4 months ago
🧪 EXCLUSIVE 🧪 from
@science.org
: Scientists have swabbed a 500-year-old drawing attributed to Leonardo da Vinci—and may have found a piece of his DNA.
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Yes, really. A quick thread:
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Exclusive: Have scientists found Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA?
Inside the decadeslong quest to reveal the genes of a genius—and revolutionize art authentication
https://www.science.org/content/article/have-scientists-found-leonardo-da-vinci-s-dna?utm_campaign=Science+Magazine&utm_medium=ownedSocial&utm_source=linkedin
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Science Magazine
4 months ago
Exclusive: In a remarkable milestone in a decadelong odyssey, members of the Leonardo da Vinci DNA Project report in a new paper that they have recovered DNA from Holy Child and other objects—and some may be from Leonardo himself.
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Exclusive: Have scientists found Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA?
Inside the decadeslong quest to reveal the genes of a genius—and revolutionize art authentication
https://scim.ag/4aO5Wr8
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Maggie Astor
4 months ago
Copy Editing Matters, from HHS's release on the new childhood vaccine schedule: All the diseases will still be available to anyone who wants them
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"In 2026, it’s not about a single post showing up on the most popular social network. It’s about deciding exactly where your story needs to show up and doing the work to optimize for the audience you’re trying to reach."
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ICYMI: 2026 Social Media Ins and Outs
Everybody loves a list, so here's my hot take on what matters this year
https://liahaberman.substack.com/p/icymi-2026-social-media-ins-and-outs
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Mina Kimes
4 months ago
Alright here is the NFL STARTER PACK Subscribe and your timeline will immediately be full of football talk and takes Share widely, on other platforms, etc etc
go.bsky.app/8RH6KbH
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Maddy Seale
4 months ago
At the end of 2024 I did a chronological round up of all the
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in
@science.org
that year. So how did 2025 pan out? This year, I’m grouping papers thematically instead of chronologically so read on to find out what exciting plant science came out over the last 12 months. (1/22)
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Science Magazine
4 months ago
Each year, the photo team at Science reflects on the memorable pictures we published.
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Our favorite Science photos of 2025
Each year, the photo team at Science reflects on the memorable pictures we published.
https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/our-favorite-science-photos-2025?utm_campaign=Science%20Magazine&utm_medium=ownedSocial&utm_source=bluesky
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Christie Wilcox
4 months ago
2025 was a rough year in many ways. But as Michelle Obama put it, “grief and resilience live together.” My hope for 2026 in this edition of
#ScienceAdviser
:
www.science.org/content/arti...
@science.org
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ScienceAdviser: Welcome 2026! We’re ready for you
Today in Science and science: A special New Year’s Day edition of ScienceAdviser
https://www.science.org/content/article/scienceadviser-welcome-2026-we-re-ready-you
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Katie Langin
4 months ago
It isn't easy following science as a career path. Our series of personal essays, published on the last page of Science, aim to shed light on the challenges scientists face and, hopefully, help others feel less alone. Here are
@science.org
's top essays of the year.
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David Grimm
5 months ago
From trees that love getting struck by lightning to one of the most insane acrobatic feats in nature, here are our favorite science news stories of the year!
@science.org
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Our favorite science news stories of 2025
A mix of Science’s most loved and most read items of the year
https://www.science.org/content/article/our-favorite-science-news-stories-2025
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Rodger Sherman
5 months ago
Terrifying headline if you don’t realize they are sports teams.
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Science Magazine
5 months ago
📣 We want to hear from you! Help us keep making
#ScienceAdviser
your go-to source for science news and research by taking our 5-minute survey. Let us know what you love and what you'd like to see more of:
https://scim.ag/4p5ZIGz
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Breakthrough of the Year is here! 🎉
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Christie Wilcox
5 months ago
Early career science journalists: Need something to do next summer? Apply to work with me as
@science.org
's newsletter intern!
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Science Magazine
5 months ago
Do you have what it takes to win Science’s
#DanceYourPhD
competition? We want you to top last year’s food-themed frolic from the Helsinki chemist who dressed up as a chili pepper. Or maybe you can get
#AI
to dance on your behalf? Learn more:
https://scim.ag/3LuVObX
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Merriam-Webster
5 months ago
"We will call the 12th month of the year 'December'... which means 'tenth month.'"
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Thankful for a cat on this week’s cover 😻
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Michael Greshko
5 months ago
🧪 ✏️ Apply for the 2026 Diverse Voices in Science Journalism Internship with
@science.org
! 🧪 ✏️ This could be for you if you're a student from a community historically underrepresented in
#journalism
who's interested in in covering science for general audiences:
recruiting.ultipro.com/AME1123ASEM/...
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Christie Wilcox
6 months ago
Want to change an AI's mind? Argue with it. Or just give it more information. Turns out the beliefs of language models are surprisingly malleable... That and more of the best in
@science.org
and science in this edition of
#ScienceAdviser
:
www.science.org/content/arti...
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Good article on the impacts of Vogue absorbing Teen Vogue
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Teen Vogue changed how a generation saw politics and inclusion. That era could be over.
Journalists who cover race, gender and inequality are often the first to go, raising deeper questions about who gets to tell the news.
https://19thnews.org/2025/11/teen-vogue-politics-power-inclusion-journalists/
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Dan Diamond
6 months ago
sometimes an Oxford comma can make all the difference
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Julia Métraux
6 months ago
"Having somebody who is hungry and worried about feeding their own children is an enormous amount of stress that will impact anybody’s ability to do their job well." I spoke with
@aijenpoo.bsky.social
about the issues domestic workers face at
@motherjones.com
.
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Domestic workers count on SNAP. Trump's shutdown is hitting hard.
Cleaners, nannies, and home health aides work full-time—and still disproportionately rely on food stamps.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/11/snap-shutdown-government-food-domestic-workers/
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